Several things can cause high blood pressure in a 12 year old boy. First, there could be an underlying medical condition. That should be taken care of. He should see a doctor first. He may not be taking his medicine for Diabetes or some other condition. If the doctor does not find a medical cause, then it will become necessary to examine his lifestyle.
One cause could be stress. Another cause could be fat. Another cause could be lack of walking. Another cause could be excessive weigh lifting.
Family history, being overweight, a bad diet with lots of sodium(salt).. A bad diet, lack of exercise, stress.. A lot of things can cause it..but generally I'd say it's being overweight..even an extra 20 lbs can hurt you
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension is a medical condition in which the arterial blood pressure is elevated. Chronic high blood pressure is a risk factor for stroke and heart failure. The main causes of high blood pressure are poor dietary habits and obesity. The other causes are smoking, stress, and lack of exercise. In order to prevent high blood pressure, you should refrain from smoking, exercise well, and eat healthy foods.
There are many causes of high blood pressure in children. Usually it is due to renal disease.
One of the causes of high blood pressure is being overweight.
stress
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high potassium causes arrhythmias and the arrhythmias that it causes can reduce blood pressure causing someone to collapse.
Emotional stress, food intake, alcohol and high heat temp. can cause blood pressure
High cholesterol levels, and not enough exercise.
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As such there is no special reason to have high blood pressure in teens except psychological stress. Stress hormones will rise the blood pressure.
Question needs clarification- high levels of what?
diabetic high blood pressure overweight stress
High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, Diabetes, Obesity, smoking, age, stress, and even heredity.
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can be caused by various things. Age, weight, diet, stress and family history are several factors that can cause high blood pressure.
It's called subconjunctival haemorrhage, and it's mainly due to high blood pressure which causes bursting of veins.